Bureaucratic snag leaves thousands of gig workers shut out of relief aid.
Not extending $600 unemployment benefit 'would be a catastrophe,' say former Fed Chairs Bernanke and Yellen
"The music industry was one of the first to stop, and we'll be the last to start," he said."We're looking at summer 2021 before the industry is fully engaged again, and that is an entire revenue stream for almost all these performers that is gone, so these benefits are their only opportunity for relief."
"That's a huge amount of money for someone like me, who has no idea when they'll be able to get back to work," said Black, whose unemployment benefits ended last week."It's a weird feeling to wake up every day and calculate how long you'll be able to survive." He applied at the end of April, but he did not begin receiving unemployment benefits until June. By then, Herman had already sold three of the four cameras he had used as a videographer to help pay for his rent, bills and groceries.
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